Sodium dodecyl-benzene sulfonate added paraffin wax with graphene nanoplatelet for photovoltaic panel cooling application by Muhd. Zaimi, Nurul Humaira

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Osmanlı-Safevî Mücadelesinde Ulemanın Rolü Kemal Paşazâde Örneği by Halil İbrahim Bulut

“…In order to control Anatolia, the Safawids propagate the shiite ideas among the people in there. On the other hand, Ottomans defended the Sunnî beliefs and took some the political and religious measures against the Qizilbash people. …”
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Donald Trump’s anti-Iranian Strategy by A. I. Shumilin, I. V. Shumilina

“…With intent to minimize  the damage from Trump’s withdrawal from the deal for the European companies in Iran the EU applied two defensive tools in the financial domain  – The Blocking Statute  and  The Special Purpose Vehicle pertaining to secure the financial transactions with  Tehran. …”
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Aḥmad Muḥammad Nu‘mân et la construction d’une identité nationale yéménite by François Burgat

“…First, it highlights the causes of the political backwardness of the Yemen of the first half of the XXth century: poverty and illiteracy are upheld by an archaic educational system on the one hand as well as by the religious traditionalism and the exploitation of sectarian divisions (sunni/chia) to which the Imam resorts to ensure its authority. …”
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A Brief Contemporary Overview of Beliefs on Sanctuaries in Shafii Kurdish Communities: The Case of “Beğendik/Bêdar-Bêdar” (Siirt-Pervari) by Ahmet Kerim GÜLTEKİN

“…In this paper, handling Kurdish communities of Shafii cult which is known as the strictest sect, as certain sample case it is aimed at depicting the deepness of the heterodoxy of the beliefs and rituals that leads to the dichotomy of “Sunni Folk Islam-“Heterodox Folk Islam” so as to even negate the existence of such a dichotomy. …”
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Ibâḍî Reformism in Twentieth-Century Algeria : The Tafsîr of Shaykh Ibrâhîm Bayyûḍ by Valerie Hoffman, Sulaiman bin Ali bin Amir al-Shueili

“…Nonetheless, Bayyûḍ remains faithful to Ibâḍî doctrine on topics on which Ibâḍîs and Sunnis differ, and there is little evidence that he argued for Islam’s compatibility with liberal values ; on the contrary, at several points in his commentary he states that modern ideas and customs constitute a real threat to Islam.…”
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The Life and Death of de-Baathification by Hazem Saghieh

“…De-Baathification policies begun in 2003 and abandoned in 2004, were justified essentially in terms of the German and Japanese experiences following World War II. …”
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Investigation of the impact of supplemental reflective films to improve micro-light climate within tomato plant canopy in solar greenhouses by Anhua Liu, Anhua Liu, Anhua Liu, Michael Henke, Michael Henke, Yiming Li, Yiming Li, Yiming Li, Yue Zhang, Yue Zhang, Yue Zhang, Demin Xu, Demin Xu, Demin Xu, Xingan Liu, Xingan Liu, Xingan Liu, Tianlai Li, Tianlai Li, Tianlai Li

“…However, as to our knowledge, the contributions to light distribution within canopy have not been investigated for passive reflector like reflective films. Field experiments dealing with light conditions and growth behavior over time, are complicated to carry out, time-consuming and hard to control, while however, accurate measurements of how reflective films influence the micro-light climate of canopy are an essential step to improve the growth conditions for any crop. …”
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Reconsidering Hadith al-Iftiraq by Seyyed Mohammad Reza Navvab, Ali Aqanoori

“…Hadith al-Iftiraqis a famous hadith attributed to Prophet Muhammad (s) in many Shi‘i and Sunni hadith collections, as well as in heresiographical sources. …”
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Les Idrissides entre Fatimides et Omeyyades by Chafik T. Benchekroun

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Les chiites et la célébration du gamou au Sénégal by Macoumba Diop

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Les identités religieuses contemporaines au Yémen : convergence, résistances et instrumentalisations by Laurent Bonnefoy

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Vroomheid, seksualiteit en maatschappijkritiek by Daan Beekers

“… This article is an ethnographic exploration of the ways in which young, strictly practicing Sunni Muslims and Protestant Christians in the Netherlands deal with issues of sexuality. …”
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Le mahdi Ibn Tûmart et al-Andalus : l'élaboration de la légitimité almohade by Maribel Fierro

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Un exemple de minorité au Levant à la fin de l'Empire ottoman : les chrétiens du quartier de Bâb Tûma à Damas by Jérôme Bocquet

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Représentations du clergé chiite irakien chez les fonctionnaires britanniques de la fin de l’occupation aux premières années du mandat (1918-1924) by Myriam Yakoubi

“…In the context of the conflict which pitted the British representatives against the members of the Shiite clergy who rejected the mandate, Shia Islam became synonymous with bigotry and backwardness whereas Sunni Islam, which was embodied by those elites which were ready to cooperate with the British, was described as a more enlightened form of Islam which fitted the ideals of progress and political modernity which the British claimed to embody as the mandatory power.…”
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Mendiante et orgueilleuse ?  L’université d’al-Azhar et l’enseignement supérieur égyptien (1860-1930) by Thomas Raineau

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La tombe comme isthme (barzakh) entre les vivants et les morts : points de vue croisés du soufisme et du shī‘isme imāmite (al-Ghazālī et al-Fayḍ al-Kāshānī) by Mathieu Terrier

“…The theme of the tomb is thus at the crossroads of ethics and eschatology, that is, a normative discourse on life in this world and a visionary discourse on the afterlife, two approaches particularly developed in Sufism, Shī‘ism as well as Islamic philosophy. Seen as an isthmus or interface between the living and the dead, the tomb also stands out as a place where the spiritual currents of Islam come closer together.…”
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Entre le massif de l’Aurès et les oasis : apparition, évolution et disparition des communautés ibâḍites du Zâb (viiie-xive siècle) by Allaoua Amara

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Une mission sacrée pour qui ? Quelques réflexions sur l’Intégration Nationale et le Mandat britannique en Irak by Peter Sluglett

“…In practice, in contrast to the high ideals surrounding their creation, the new structures which emerged were largely a reflection of the Powers’ desire to create institutions through which they could exercise control. …”
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